Alloy Wheel Refurbishment DIY Guide
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2022
- How to refurbish curbed & corroded alloy wheels - full DIY restoration guide.
In this how2everystep video I am going to show you how to fully refurbish a corroded and curbed alloy wheel. I will show you the sanding, degreasing and masking process to prepare the wheel for painting, and then how to spray the wheel with primer, silver base coat and then clear lacquer.
In 12 easy to follow steps…
Every Step Summary
Step1: Deep clean the wheel
Step 2: 80 grit sanding
Step 3: Fill deep kerb rash scratches
Step 4: 180 Grit sanding
Step 5: 320 Grit sanding
Step 6: 400 Grit sanding
Step 7: 600 Grit wet and dry sanding
Step 8: Clean & degrease
Step 9: Mask off the wheel
Step 10: Primer spray paint
Step 11: Silver base coat spray paint
Step 12: Clear lacquer spray paint
Tools & Materials Required
1: Electric drill
2: 75mm/3” Velcro sanding disk drill attachment
3: 80, 180, 320, 400 Grit sanding disks
4: 600 Grit wet and dry paper
5: Alloy wheel filler
6: White spirit/panel wipes
7: Microfibre cloths
8: Playing cards + masking tape
9: Primer spray paint
10: (Silver) base coat spray paint
11: Clear lacquer spray paint
Alternatively. Save yourself days of labour and pay someone to sandblast and powder coat them 👍
After ALL that, I can GUARANTEE a freaking small fly will decide to land on it and bugger up the perfect finish....EVERY TIME!
I don't understand why anyone doing extensive wheel refurbishment don't take off the tyres.Taking off the tyres before wire brushing,sanding and spraying the wheels a whole lot better.
The amount of guides ove seen where someone has bothered to do a voice over but not to just dip the audio from the original recording so its not drowned out by a drill or compressed air or something. Thanks for the tips tho
After watching 100+ videos (exaggerated) on wheel refurb, this has to be one of the best videos out there. (I never comment on videos)
Helpful video. I'm tempted to stop after sanding out the corrosion, then send the wheel off for professional finishing. I'll spend the time I save on sorting out the wheel arches.
ooh..the first time you hit the curb after doing this...😭
No paint on the inside face? Isn’t that where the bubbling and paint-lifting starts?
I thought you might have picked a less windy day to spray the wheels - the masking paper was flapping about like a ship's sail in a storm !!
I think it might take me 2-3 days to get one wheel done, and then I'd have no interest in finishing the other three. 😩 But I was thinking maybe finding a cheap wheel to try it out one time and see how it goes before touching the actual wheels.
If you went for matt finish it saves a lot of time I guess ,but I might be wrong.
How much could I save doing this myself?
great video welll done:-)
Good morning very informative video but just got one question to ask four wheels similar to yours how many cans of each would I require thank you for your time Paul
excellent
so nothings done for the backs of the wheel? If it's rusted to hell in the front and you just clean the rear it but don't paint it, it's a waste of time as the front will start rusting immediately from the back.
Looks great
Used this video when doing my wheels, very informative thank you!
What did you do to protect the back of the wheels? Kind of an important point to miss isn't it?
What about the back of the wheel...... 😮